Hegar–based method for aortic valve replacement in multiple valve surgery

BACKGROUND: Small aortic annuli are a challenge and a proper valve size is needed to avoid important prosthesis-patient mismatch, especially in case of multiple valves surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: We proposed a technique involving the use of Hegar dilators in the aortic position while replacing the m...

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Autores principales: Gennari, Marco, Agrifoglio, Marco, Ricciardi, Gabriella, Polvani, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5963182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29783996
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13019-018-0723-8
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Sumario:BACKGROUND: Small aortic annuli are a challenge and a proper valve size is needed to avoid important prosthesis-patient mismatch, especially in case of multiple valves surgery. CASE PRESENTATION: We proposed a technique involving the use of Hegar dilators in the aortic position while replacing the mitral valve, in order to maintain the proper aortic diameter. We used this method on two patients and we found it easy and reproducible. CONCLUSIONS: We report neither operative nor postoperative complications.

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